Below you will find video guides to your topic.
Click here to access Arrested Journalists
Click here to access UN World Press Freedom Day 2009
Click here to access UNESCO World Press Freedom
Click here to access No Democracy Without Press Freedom
Click here to access Press Freedom in Pakistan
Click here to access Ban Ki-moon, World Press Freedom Day 2016
(4) LINKS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs)
Below you will find some great links to nongovernmental organizations working on behalf of Press Freedom. Spend some time researching the organizations to get an idea of how you can propose solutions to the issue while in committee. Have fun!
Below you will find a list of countries that are represented in this year's Security Council. Find your country and then download the article(s) available about your country and a related issue to press freedom.
1) TOPIC GUIDES
(2) COMMITTEE DESCRIPTION
Download this document to learn more about how the General Assembly operates
(3) VIDEO GUIDES
Below you will find video guides to your topic.Click here to access Arrested Journalists
Click here to access UN World Press Freedom Day 2009
Click here to access UNESCO World Press Freedom
Click here to access No Democracy Without Press Freedom
Click here to access Press Freedom in Pakistan
Click here to access Ban Ki-moon, World Press Freedom Day 2016
(4) LINKS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs)
Below you will find some great links to nongovernmental organizations working on behalf of Press Freedom. Spend some time researching the organizations to get an idea of how you can propose solutions to the issue while in committee. Have fun!
Freedom HouseReporters without Borders
IFEX
(5) PRIMARY SOURCES
UNESCOUN
(6) COUNTRY RESEARCH
Below you will find a list of countries that are represented in this year's Security Council. Find your country and then download the article(s) available about your country and a related issue to press freedom.
Afghanistan
DW, 2015, Media freedom in Afghanistan increasingly under threat
Media Support, 2016, Afghanistan - International Media Support (IMS)
Australia
Freedom House, 2016, Australia | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2016
IFEX, 2016, Criminalising truth, suppressing the right to know: Press freedom in Australia
Brazil
Reporters Without Borders, 2016, Journalists' safety and media ownership - two challenges for Rousseff
Canadian Journalists For Free Expression, 2016, Press Freedom in Brazil: Mixing Media and Politics
Canada
Canadian Journalists For Free Expression, 2016, Canada drops 10 spots on 2016 World Press Freedom Index after "dark age for journalism
Ryerson Review of Journalism, 2016, Canada has a Press Freedom Problem
Central African Republic
Freedom House, 2016, Central African Republic | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2016
Press Reference, 2017, Central African Republic Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
China
The Diplomat, 2015, Press Freedom in China 'Deplorable'
International Federation of Journalists, 2016, China's Great Media Wall: The Fight for Freedom
Egypt
Daily News Egypt, 2016, Egypt ranks third in the world for number of journalists imprisoned in 2016
Canadian Journalists For Free Expression, 2016, One year later: Press freedom in Egypt deteriorates after #FreeAJstaff success
Estonia
Estonian Press Council, 2016, The code of ethics for the Estonian press
Freedom House, 2015, Estonia | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2015
Post Timees, 2015, Estonia maintains high place in Freedom House press freedom index
France
Brookings, 2015, "Je Suis Charlie" - Defending Press Freedom in France
Committee to Protect Journalists, 2016, One year after Charlie Hebdo, will press freedom become victim of war on terror?
Germany
DW, 2016, Press freedom increasingly under threat in Germany
Freedom House, 2016, Germany | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2016
Kenya
Freedom House, 2016, Kenya | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2016
Daily Nation, 2016, Freedom of Press 'still elusive' in Kenya
Libya
Doha Centre for Media Freedom, 2016, Libyan media: stuck in a quagmire
Libya Business News, 2016, UN Calls for Greater Media Safety in Libya
Pakistan
The Guardian, 2015, Pakistan press freedom under pressure from army
The Express Tribune, 2016, Press freedom in Pakistan
Portugal
Mapping Media Freedom, 2016, Portugal: Waves of layoffs hollow out press
Mapping Media Freedom, 2015Portugal's journalists under pressure from Angolan money
Russia
The Guardian, 2016, How Russia's independent media was dismantled piece by piece
The World Post, 2015, Putin's Press: How Russia's President Controls The News
South Africa
U.S. News, 2016, Press Freedom Is Worsening in South Africa
Freedom House, 2016, South Africa | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2016
Sweden
Government Offices of Sweden, 2016, The Swedish Press Act: 250 years of freedom of the press
Embassy of Sweden Budapest, 2017, Freedom of the Press and Information in Sweden
Syria
Arab American News, 2017, Media blackouts muddle objectivity
France 24, 2016, Syria remains the world's most dangerous country for journalists
Turkey
Sveriges radio, 2016, Turkey is the world's biggest prison for journalists
the Guardian, 2016, Swedish media chiefs call for action over Turkey's press freedom clamp
Ukraine
OSCE, 2016, Representative expresses concern about journalists' safety in Ukraine
India Times, 2016, Ukraine bans books promoting Russia
United Kingdom
WAN-IFRA, 2016, Top 2017 New Year's Resolution: help keep the British press free
The Telegraph, 2017, If another country had a press law like Section 40, Britain would condemn it for persecuting journalists
United States
CNN, 2016, Top journalists warn of threat to US press from Trump
The Washington Post, 2016, On freedom of the press, Donald Trump wants to make America like England again
Venezuela
Media File DC, 2016, A Study of Press Freedom in Venezuela
DW, 2016, Venezuelan Army Detains Journalists Outside Palace